Sr. Manager, FP&A

Sunnyvale, CA, United States

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Protection Starts with People.

The Role and the Team

We’re seeking a highly motivated and seasoned Sr. Manager, FP&A to support our Worldwide R&D organization and lead our Finance R&D team. In this highly visible role, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial planning and analysis, with specific expertise in supporting R&D functions within a technology-driven organization. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support executive staff by driving strategic decision-making and financial performance within our innovative and rapidly growing company. This candidate will work directly with business leadership to facilitate core planning – monthly, quarterly, and annual outlook. Will also be responsible for maintaining product level contribution margins. Other responsibilities include providing variance analysis of expenses, headcount, and maintain our financial model to accurately reflect future performance. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and groundbreaking finance organization.

Your day to day

• Lead financial planning and analysis activities for the R&D organization, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Collaborate with R&D leaders to develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the financial health and progress of projects and initiatives.

• Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making within the R&D organization.

• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product Management, and Operations, to align financial goals with business objectives.

• Drive process improvements and efficiencies within the FP&A function to enhance accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.

• Prepare presentations and reports for senior management and stakeholders, communicating financial results, insights, and recommendations effectively.

What you bring to the team

Proven experience as a Finance Partner supporting R&D, working collaboratively with functional leaders to support the achievement of their operational and functional goals experience.

Experience working directly in an FP&A environment modeling headcount and expenses.

Experience with a financial planning tool, ERP and CRM required. Experience with Adaptive Planning, Salesforce.com a plus.

Sound understanding of accounting theory and practice (e.g. basic revenue recognition rules, company capitalization policies and proper expense timing)

Solid understanding of SaaS business models and subscription-based revenue streams

Rock Star mastery of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Excellent communication skills with all levels of an organization

Ability to develop and maintain complex financial models

Ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement

Capability at effectively managing time, prioritizing tasks and working within deadlines

Team player with strong organizational and interpersonal skills

Proven track of leading a small team with fostering development of direct reports

Education that serves as a foundation for your experience in Finance, such as a BA/BS degree in finance or accounting with 7+ years of financial analysis experience

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtPFPT

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 177,750.00 - 260,700.00 USD It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Protection Starts with People.

The Role and the Team

We’re seeking a highly motivated and seasoned Sr. Manager, FP&A to support our Worldwide R&D organization and lead our Finance R&D team. In this highly visible role, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial planning and analysis, with specific expertise in supporting R&D functions within a technology-driven organization. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support executive staff by driving strategic decision-making and financial performance within our innovative and rapidly growing company. This candidate will work directly with business leadership to facilitate core planning – monthly, quarterly, and annual outlook. Will also be responsible for maintaining product level contribution margins. Other responsibilities include providing variance analysis of expenses, headcount, and maintain our financial model to accurately reflect future performance. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and groundbreaking finance organization.

Your day to day

• Lead financial planning and analysis activities for the R&D organization, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Collaborate with R&D leaders to develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the financial health and progress of projects and initiatives.

• Provide insightful financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision-making within the R&D organization.

• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product Management, and Operations, to align financial goals with business objectives.

• Drive process improvements and efficiencies within the FP&A function to enhance accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.

• Prepare presentations and reports for senior management and stakeholders, communicating financial results, insights, and recommendations effectively.

What you bring to the team

Proven experience as a Finance Partner supporting R&D, working collaboratively with functional leaders to support the achievement of their operational and functional goals experience.

Experience working directly in an FP&A environment modeling headcount and expenses.

Experience with a financial planning tool, ERP and CRM required. Experience with Adaptive Planning, Salesforce.com a plus.

Sound understanding of accounting theory and practice (e.g. basic revenue recognition rules, company capitalization policies and proper expense timing)

Solid understanding of SaaS business models and subscription-based revenue streams

Rock Star mastery of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Excellent communication skills with all levels of an organization

Ability to develop and maintain complex financial models

Ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement

Capability at effectively managing time, prioritizing tasks and working within deadlines

Team player with strong organizational and interpersonal skills

Proven track of leading a small team with fostering development of direct reports

Education that serves as a foundation for your experience in Finance, such as a BA/BS degree in finance or accounting with 7+ years of financial analysis experience

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtPFPT

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 177,750.00 - 260,700.00 USD California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:

Base Pay Range: 142,950.00 - 209,660.00 USD All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 129,750.00 - 190,300.00 USD

Proofpoint Best Places to Work Awards Proofpoint has been honored with five Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

Disrupting the Status Quo We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Making a Difference Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

Our Commitment We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

About Us At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

Build and enhance our proven security platform

Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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